The Eagle & Child

Conversation I had with Luke and Madeline tonight: Luke: How big is God? Me: I don’t know. It’s hard to say. Madeline: He’s bigger than the universe. Marc: In a sense he is, I suppose. Luke: Who is God? Marc: Well, he’s the creator of the universe and the whole world. Madeline: And he created [...]

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Last night Linea and I led our annual Maundy Thursday service at the church.  It was quite an intimate affair this year, with only 11 people in attendance.  We left the service in silence as a symbol of the continuity between it and the Good Friday service. Of course, most people won’t stay silent for [...]

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I’ve created a Flickr set of my camping trip with the kids. Some of the pictures have commentary—I may not get around to doing a post about it. I will say this: next time we will go for at least 2 nights, so that we have at least one day without setting up or taking [...]

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We have quite a bit to learn from our kids, I think.  Jesus was on to something when he said, “Let the children come to me . . . for to such belongs the kingdom of God” (Mark 10:14, ESV) I’m thinking now of last month’s one night camping trip with the kids.  My patience [...]

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Isn’t bedtime supposed to be a special time of the day?  A time of cuddling with your children, telling them stories and singing them quiet songs, and then tucking those precious little yawning gems snuggly into their beds?  Isn’t that how it’s supposed to go? Why is it that in our house bedtime is the [...]

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Took the kids to Kidsfest today.  Well, Dixie took them and I met up with them there. I hate to be Mr. Negative, but most of the time there was spent waiting.  20 minutes in line for cotton candy and popcorn; 20 minutes in line for inexplicable balloon hats; 5 minutes in line for the [...]

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